The point is there are several people who keep passing off speculation as fact. After we call it out, the message is now we have to accept it because "we couldn't know." And you're right, I don't know what Faber's situation is like.
But I do know there are other hockey players with special needs families who did not refuse to sign with any other team unless it was his hometown - like Hudson Fasching with two siblings who have a mitochondrial disorder that renders them unable to walk or speak. He, like Faber, ALSO went through the USNTDP program and played college hockey in Minnesota. And for the players who DID refuse it, their refusal was made public in a trade - while not driven by a special needs family members, Adam Fox wanted to sign with the Rangers, so the Hurricanes traded him as a prospect.
If there are other professional hockey players who DO know what you and Faber are going through, and who DID opt to sign with only their hometown team so they can be closer to family, do you have a list? I'd like to read more about it.
